The Giro d'Italia presented the first true challenge for the general classification riders in the seventh stage, with Primoz Roglic once again wearing the pink jersey. The Slovenian did not promptly respond to Ayuso, who ultimately won the stage with a magnificent solo ride.

"In the general classification, we are all very close, and I like having the pink jersey on my shoulders" Roglic said, who won the pink race in 2023. Now at 35 years old, he is well aware that his opportunities to win a grand tour will become increasingly limited. "Clearly, I'm at an age where I don't know when will be the last time I'll do a grand tour with winning ambitions. So, I'm enjoying it and trying to do so as much as possible. I say this word because I'm truly having fun." Roglic has participated in 15 grand tours, winning the Vuelta a España 4 times, the Giro once, and finishing second in the Tour de France. "I know I won't do another ten Giros d'Italia, so I need to take advantage of this and all the opportunities I'll have. Today in the final meters, I was a bit behind and not in the position where I should have been, but I don't think it's a matter of legs, simply of positioning."